Revised plans have been unveiled to turn the Vassall Centre in Fishponds into an accessible 'multigenerational neighbourhood' with facilities for the local community. Plans for the hub, which currently offers work and conference space to not-for-profit organisations, include 40 flats for the elderly, 41 'affordable' homes for families, a courtyard, café, nursery and gardens.
Bristol Charities, the new owners of the Vassall Centre, first unveiled transformation plans in November, with an aim to deliver affordable, high-quality homes for the elderly and families, along with accessible workspace for businesses and charities and new community facilities. This week the plans have taken a step further as images show exactly what the neighbourhood could look like.
The proposed centre will be made up of three areas, with homes for older people at one end of the site, affordable homes for families at the other, and accessible workspace, community facilities and shared, public outside space in the middle. The plans will be delivered in two phases, with new workspaces for for existing charities based at the centre coming first, and new homes and facilities second.
